Top Ten Excuses If You're Caught Sleeping At Work1. Let us pray....AMEN! 2. I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. 3. I wasn't sleeping. I was meditating on our mission statement and viewing a new vision of our place in the universe. 4. They told me at the blood bank this might happen. 5. I was testing my keyboard for drool resistance. 6. Whew! Guess I left the top off the whiteout. You probably got here just in time! 7. This is just a 15 MINUTE POWER NAP like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to. 8. The coffee machine is full of decaf. 9. Why did you interrupt me? While thinking on a higher plane, I almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem. 10. It was just a minor heart attack. Thanks for reviving me.